🌿 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Body Type Quiz
Answer the following 33 questions honestly based on your usual state over the past year. This will help determine your body constitution type in TCM.
| Body Type | Common Symptoms | Recommended Herbs / Remedies |
|---|---|---|
| Balanced Type | Generally healthy, good energy, sleeps well, rarely gets sick | Maintain a healthy routine and diet; no special herbs needed |
| Qi Deficiency | Tired easily, weak voice, short of breath, gets colds often, pale face | Astragalus, ginseng, codonopsis; try Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) |
| Yang Deficiency | Always feels cold, cold hands and feet, bloating, loose stools | Aconite, dried ginger, cinnamon bark; use formulas like Zhen Wu Tang |
| Yin Deficiency | Hot palms/feet at night, dry mouth/throat, night sweats, insomnia | Glehnia root, lily bulb, rehmannia root; try Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Pill) |
| Phlegm-Damp | Heavy body, easy to gain weight, fatigue, sticky saliva or phlegm | Poria, pinellia, citrus peel, alisma; classic formulas include Er Chen Tang |
| Damp-Heat | Oily skin, bitter taste in mouth, bad breath, acne, sticky stools | Gentian root, skullcap, dandelion, coptis root; try Long Dan Xie Gan Tang |
| Blood Stasis | Dark complexion, dry rough skin, menstrual pain, bruises easily | Salvia root, peach kernel, safflower, ligusticum; use Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang |
| Qi Stagnation | Easily stressed, mood swings, chest tightness, sighs a lot, anxious | Cyperus, bupleurum, rosebuds, bergamot peel; try Xiao Yao San |
| Special Type | Allergies (sneezing, asthma, hives), sensitive to foods or environment | Fangfeng, astragalus, atractylodes, honeysuckle; use Yu Ping Feng San or Xiao Feng San |
📌 Note:
These herbs and formulas are based on traditional Chinese medicine. They are not one-size-fits-all and should be used under the guidance of a licensed practitioner, especially if you’re pregnant, on medication, or have chronic conditions.